Matthew 27

King James Version · 66 verses · 1,282 cross-references linking it to 388 other chapters

1. 1When the morning was come, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death:50 cross-references: Mark 15:1, John 18:28, Luke 22:66, Psalms 2:2, Micah 2:1
2. 2And when they had bound him, they led him away, and delivered him to Pontius Pilate the governor.35 cross-references: Acts 3:13, Matthew 20:19, 1 Timothy 6:13, Luke 13:1, Luke 20:20
3. 3Then Judas, which had betrayed him, when he saw that he was condemned, repented himself, and brought again the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders,39 cross-references: 2 Corinthians 7:10, Luke 22:47–48, Job 20:15–29, Matthew 26:14–16, John 13:2
4. 4Saying, I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood. And they said, What is that to us? see thou to that.71 cross-references: Luke 23:22, Hebrews 7:26, Exodus 9:27, Luke 23:41, Titus 1:16
5. 5And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself.25 cross-references: Acts 1:18–19, 2 Samuel 17:23, Luke 1:9, Job 7:15, Psalms 55:23
6. 6And the chief priests took the silver pieces, and said, It is not lawful for to put them into the treasury, because it is the price of blood.11 cross-references: Luke 6:7–9, Deuteronomy 23:18, Isaiah 61:8, John 18:28, Matthew 23:24
7. 7And they took counsel, and bought with them the potter’s field, to bury strangers in.
8. 8Wherefore that field was called, The field of blood, unto this day.9 cross-references: Acts 1:19, Matthew 28:15, Joshua 4:9, Deuteronomy 34:6, Judges 1:26
9. 9Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying, And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him that was valued, whom they of the children of Israel did value;9 cross-references: Zechariah 11:12–13, Matthew 1:22, Leviticus 27:2–7, Exodus 21:32, Matthew 26:15
10. 10And gave them for the potter’s field, as the Lord appointed me.1 cross-reference: Zechariah 11:13
11. 11And Jesus stood before the governor: and the governor asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And Jesus said unto him, Thou sayest.25 cross-references: Mark 15:2–5, Luke 23:2–3, Matthew 26:25, Matthew 26:64, Matthew 2:2
12. 12And when he was accused of the chief priests and elders, he answered nothing.21 cross-references: Matthew 26:63, Isaiah 53:7, 1 Peter 2:23, Matthew 27:14, John 19:9–11
13. 13Then said Pilate unto him, Hearest thou not how many things they witness against thee?4 cross-references: Matthew 26:62, Acts 22:24, John 18:35
14. 14And he answered him to never a word; insomuch that the governor marvelled greatly.9 cross-references: Isaiah 8:18, Psalms 71:7, 1 Corinthians 4:9, Zechariah 3:8
15. 15Now at that feast the governor was wont to release unto the people a prisoner, whom they would.10 cross-references: John 19:16, Acts 25:9, John 18:38–40, Mark 15:6–15, Luke 23:16
16. 16And they had then a notable prisoner, called Barabbas.9 cross-references: Mark 15:7, Romans 1:32, Luke 23:18–19, Luke 23:25, John 18:40
17. 17Therefore when they were gathered together, Pilate said unto them, Whom will ye that I release unto you? Barabbas, or Jesus which is called Christ?12 cross-references: John 19:15, 1 Kings 18:21, Joshua 24:15, Mark 15:9–12, Matthew 27:21–22
18. 18For he knew that for envy they had delivered him.26 cross-references: Proverbs 27:4, Mark 15:10, Acts 5:17, James 4:5, Genesis 37:11
19. 19When he was set down on the judgment seat, his wife sent unto him, saying, Have thou nothing to do with that just man: for I have suffered many things this day in a dream because of him.42 cross-references: Matthew 27:24, 1 Peter 2:22, John 19:13, Luke 23:47, Proverbs 29:1
20. 20But the chief priests and elders persuaded the multitude that they should ask Barabbas, and destroy Jesus.23 cross-references: Acts 3:14–15, John 19:15–16, John 18:40, Mark 15:11, Luke 23:18–20
21. 21The governor answered and said unto them, Whether of the twain will ye that I release unto you? They said, Barabbas.
22. 22Pilate saith unto them, What shall I do then with Jesus which is called Christ? They all say unto him, Let him be crucified.21 cross-references: Isaiah 53:2–3, Acts 13:38, John 19:14–15, Isaiah 49:7, Psalms 22:8–9
23. 23And the governor said, Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried out the more, saying, Let him be crucified.25 cross-references: Acts 23:12–15, Genesis 37:18–19, Acts 7:57, 1 Samuel 19:3–15, 1 Samuel 20:31–33
24. 24When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, but that rather a tumult was made, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just person: see ye to it.45 cross-references: Psalms 26:6, Matthew 27:4, 2 Corinthians 5:21, Deuteronomy 21:6–8, Matthew 26:5
25. 25Then answered all the people, and said, His blood be on us, and on our children.48 cross-references: Joshua 2:19, Acts 5:28, Acts 7:52, Deuteronomy 19:10, 1 Thessalonians 2:15–16
26. 26Then released he Barabbas unto them: and when he had scourged Jesus, he delivered him to be crucified.23 cross-references: Isaiah 53:5, John 19:1, Mark 15:15, Isaiah 50:6, Luke 23:16
27. 27Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the common hall, and gathered unto him the whole band of soldiers.18 cross-references: John 18:28, John 18:33, Acts 10:1, Acts 23:35, John 19:8–9
28. 28And they stripped him, and put on him a scarlet robe.11 cross-references: Luke 23:11, Mark 15:17, John 19:2–5
29. 29And when they had platted a crown of thorns, they put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand: and they bowed the knee before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews!28 cross-references: Isaiah 53:3, Matthew 20:19, Psalms 69:19–20, Mark 15:18, John 19:2–3
30. 30And they spit upon him, and took the reed, and smote him on the head.15 cross-references: Isaiah 50:6, Matthew 26:67, Isaiah 53:7, Mark 15:19, Isaiah 52:14
31. 31And after that they had mocked him, they took the robe off from him, and put his own raiment on him, and led him away to crucify him.13 cross-references: Isaiah 53:7, 1 Kings 21:13, 1 Kings 21:10, Acts 7:58, Matthew 21:39
32. 32And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him they compelled to bear his cross.26 cross-references: Mark 15:21, Luke 23:26, Matthew 16:24, Acts 2:10, Acts 6:9
33. 33And when they were come unto a place called Golgotha, that is to say, a place of a skull,8 cross-references: John 19:17–19, Mark 15:22–32, Mark 15:34, Luke 23:44, John 19:23–24
34. 34They gave him vinegar to drink mingled with gall: and when he had tasted thereof, he would not drink.11 cross-references: Psalms 69:21, Mark 15:23, Matthew 27:48, John 19:28–30
35. 35And they crucified him, and parted his garments, casting lots: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, They parted my garments among them, and upon my vesture did they cast lots.23 cross-references: Psalms 22:18, Mark 15:24–32, Luke 23:34, John 19:23–24, Acts 4:10
36. 36And sitting down they watched him there;5 cross-references: Matthew 27:54, Mark 15:39, Mark 15:44
37. 37And set up over his head his accusation written, THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.15 cross-references: Luke 23:38, Mark 15:26, John 19:19–22
38. 38Then were there two thieves crucified with him, one on the right hand, and another on the left.17 cross-references: John 19:18, Isaiah 53:12, Luke 23:32–33, John 19:31–35, Matthew 27:44
39. 39And they that passed by reviled him, wagging their heads,49 cross-references: Psalms 109:25, Lamentations 1:12, Job 16:4, Psalms 69:7–12, Psalms 22:6–7
40. 40And saying, Thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days, save thyself. If thou be the Son of God, come down from the cross.29 cross-references: Matthew 26:61, John 2:19–22, Matthew 4:6, Matthew 4:3, Revelation 11:10
41. 41Likewise also the chief priests mocking him, with the scribes and elders, said,17 cross-references: Psalms 35:26, Luke 22:52, Psalms 22:12–13, Isaiah 49:7, Job 13:9
42. 42He saved others; himself he cannot save. If he be the King of Israel, let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe him.19 cross-references: John 1:49, Matthew 27:37, John 12:13, Luke 19:38, John 9:24
43. 43He trusted in God; let him deliver him now, if he will have him: for he said, I am the Son of God.41 cross-references: Psalms 22:8, John 10:36, John 10:30, Isaiah 36:15, Psalms 42:10
44. 44The thieves also, which were crucified with him, cast the same in his teeth.10 cross-references: Mark 15:32, Luke 23:39–43, Matthew 27:38, Job 30:7–9, Psalms 35:15
45. 45Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land unto the ninth hour.29 cross-references: Amos 8:9, Mark 15:33–34, Luke 23:44–45, Isaiah 50:3, Revelation 9:2
46. 46And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?22 cross-references: Psalms 22:1, Hebrews 5:7, Isaiah 53:10, Mark 15:34, Psalms 71:11
47. 47Some of them that stood there, when they heard that, said, This man calleth for Elias.7 cross-references: Malachi 4:5, Mark 15:35–36, Matthew 11:14
48. 48And straightway one of them ran, and took a spunge, and filled it with vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink.8 cross-references: Psalms 69:21, Matthew 27:34, John 19:29–30, Luke 23:36
49. 49The rest said, Let be, let us see whether Elias will come to save him.
50. 50Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost.21 cross-references: John 19:30, Luke 23:46, Isaiah 53:9–12, Mark 15:37, Psalms 22:14–15
51. 51And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent;50 cross-references: Hebrews 10:19–22, Mark 15:38, Hebrews 6:19, Luke 23:45, Revelation 11:19
52. 52And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose,20 cross-references: Isaiah 26:19, 1 Thessalonians 4:14, John 5:25–29, 1 Corinthians 15:20, Daniel 12:2
53. 53And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many.13 cross-references: Revelation 11:2, Matthew 4:5, Isaiah 48:2, Revelation 22:19, Revelation 21:2
54. 54Now when the centurion, and they that were with him, watching Jesus, saw the earthquake, and those things that were done, they feared greatly, saying, Truly this was the Son of God.54 cross-references: Mark 15:39, Matthew 27:36, Matthew 27:43, Luke 23:47–49, Acts 27:1
55. 55And many women were there beholding afar off, which followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering unto him:15 cross-references: Luke 8:2–3, Luke 23:48–49, John 19:25–27, Luke 23:27–28
56. 56Among which was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of Zebedee’s children.18 cross-references: John 19:25, Mark 16:9, Mark 15:47 – Mark 16:1, Matthew 28:1, John 20:18
57. 57When the even was come, there came a rich man of Arimathea, named Joseph, who also himself was Jesus’ disciple:17 cross-references: John 19:38–42, Mark 15:42–47, Luke 23:50–56, 1 Samuel 1:1, 1 Samuel 7:17
58. 58He went to Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded the body to be delivered.5 cross-references: Mark 15:44–46, Luke 23:52–53
59. 59And when Joseph had taken the body, he wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,
60. 60And laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out in the rock: and he rolled a great stone to the door of the sepulchre, and departed.16 cross-references: Isaiah 53:9, Matthew 27:66, Matthew 28:2, John 20:1, Luke 24:2
61. 61And there was Mary Magdalene, and the other Mary, sitting over against the sepulchre.8 cross-references: Matthew 27:56, Matthew 28:1
62. 62Now the next day, that followed the day of the preparation, the chief priests and Pharisees came together unto Pilate,18 cross-references: Mark 15:42, John 19:14, John 19:42, Matthew 27:1–2, Matthew 26:17
63. 63Saying, Sir, we remember that that deceiver said, while he was yet alive, After three days I will rise again.45 cross-references: Luke 9:22, Matthew 16:21, Matthew 20:19, Luke 18:33, Mark 10:34
64. 64Command therefore that the sepulchre be made sure until the third day, lest his disciples come by night, and steal him away, and say unto the people, He is risen from the dead: so the last error shall be worse than the first.7 cross-references: Matthew 28:13, Matthew 12:45
65. 65Pilate said unto them, Ye have a watch: go your way, make it as sure as ye can.6 cross-references: Matthew 27:66, Matthew 28:11–15, Proverbs 21:30, Psalms 76:10
66. 66So they went, and made the sepulchre sure, sealing the stone, and setting a watch.11 cross-references: Daniel 6:17, 2 Timothy 2:19, Matthew 27:60, Matthew 28:2, Matthew 28:11

Explained connections

• "My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?" Psalms 22:1 and Matthew 27:46

  Jesus cries the opening line of Psalm 22 from the cross, in Aramaic. Quoting a psalm's first line evoked the whole psalm, which moves from abandonment and mockery to vindication and worldwide praise — so the cry is both real anguish and a claim on the psalm's ending.

• Heads wagging at the cross Psalms 22:7 and Matthew 27:39

  The psalmist describes onlookers who laugh, sneer and shake their heads. Matthew notes passers-by doing exactly this at Golgotha, one of several details he takes from Psalm 22 to show the crucifixion unfolding as Scripture described.

• "He trusted in God; let him deliver him" Psalms 22:8 and Matthew 27:43

  The psalmist's enemies taunt that he trusted the LORD, so let the LORD rescue him. The chief priests unknowingly speak almost the same words at the cross — Matthew lets the irony stand: the mockers are reciting the psalm of the righteous sufferer.

• Dividing the garments Psalms 22:18 and Matthew 27:35

  Matthew records the soldiers dividing Jesus' clothes by lot. All four Gospels mention the scene, and the detail anchors Psalm 22 as the primary scriptural lens the evangelists used for the crucifixion.

• Gall and vinegar Psalms 69:21 and Matthew 27:34

  The psalmist complains that enemies gave him gall for food and vinegar to drink. Matthew describes Jesus offered wine mixed with gall, which he refused, matching the psalm's language closely.

• With the rich in his death Isaiah 53:9 and Matthew 27:57

  Isaiah says the servant's grave was assigned with the wicked and with a rich man in his death. Matthew notes that a rich man, Joseph of Arimathea, laid Jesus in his own new tomb after he was executed among criminals.

• The potter's field Zechariah 11:13 and Matthew 27:9

  Zechariah throws the silver to the potter in the house of the LORD. Matthew says the priests used Judas' returned silver to buy a potter's field; he attributes the quotation to Jeremiah, likely because he blends it with Jeremiah's potter and field-purchase passages (Jer 18–19, 32).

• Graves opened Ezekiel 37:12 and Matthew 27:52

  God promises to open Israel's graves and bring them up. Matthew alone reports tombs opening at Jesus' death, a startling sign that the age of resurrection had begun.

• The veil torn in two Exodus 26:33 and Matthew 27:51

  The veil separated the Most Holy Place, where only the high priest entered once a year. At Jesus' death it is torn from top to bottom — by God's hand, not human — opening access to God's presence.

• The betrayer hangs himself 2 Samuel 17:23 and Matthew 27:5

  When his plot fails, Ahithophel goes home and hangs himself. Judas does the same after betraying Jesus. They are the only two people in Scripture said to die this way, completing the David–Jesus parallel.

• A stone sealed over the pit Daniel 6:17 and Matthew 27:66

  A stone is placed over the lions' den and sealed so nothing can change Daniel's fate; next morning he is alive. The authorities seal the stone over Jesus' tomb — and on the third day it is empty.

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People in Matthew 27

Jesus Christ, Pontius Pilate, Barabbas, God, Elijah, Mary Magdalene, Mary, Joseph, Judas Iscariot, Jeremiah, Jacob, Simon, Mother of Zebedees children, James, Joses, Zebedee

Places in Matthew 27

Akeldama, Cyrene, Place, Golgotha, Galilee, Arimathea

Hard questions about Matthew 27

• How did Judas die?
• Did both men crucified with Jesus mock him, or only one?
• What were Jesus’ last words on the cross?
• Was the temple curtain torn before or after Jesus died?
• Who carried the cross: Jesus or Simon of Cyrene?
• Was the robe put on Jesus scarlet or purple?
• What was Jesus offered to drink at the cross: vinegar with gall, wine with myrrh, or plain vinegar?
• What exactly did the inscription over the cross say?
• Did the centurion call Jesus the Son of God or a righteous man?
• Why does Matthew credit words from Zechariah to Jeremiah?
• Why was the field called the Field of Blood: for the blood money, or for Judas’s death?
• Was Jesus silent before Pilate, or did he answer him?
• Did Jesus cry out “Eli, Eli” or “Eloi, Eloi” on the cross?
• Did the women watch the crucifixion from far off, or stand by the cross?
• Who put a robe on Jesus: Herod’s soldiers or Pilate’s?

Archaeology

• Shekel of Tyre 126 BC – 1st century AD
• Pilate Stone AD 26–36
• Coins of Pontius Pilate AD 29–31